dot com

Internet company suffix

Dot com refers to commercial websites or internet businesses, from the .com domain suffix.

In the late 1990s, dot-com became shorthand for internet startups and the speculative boom surrounding them: She made millions in the dot-com era.

The dot-com bubble burst in 2000 when many such companies failed.

The term now sounds slightly dated, evoking that particular moment of internet optimism.

era

bubble

Air-filled film sphere

  • boomLoud deep sound
  • bustFailure or sculpture
  • crashSudden violent impact

1990s · millennium · Y2K · IPO · NASDAQ · gold rush · speculation · hype · mania · stock options

business

startup

New business enterprise

Silicon Valley · venture · disruption · scalability · platform · SaaS · B2B · B2C · monetization · pivot

commerce

e-commerce

Internet-based buying and selling

cart · payment gateway · shipping · merchant · transaction · retail · catalogue · reviews · returns · customer service

website

URL

Web location identifier

browser · hyperlink · webmaster · HTML · CSS · JavaScript · sitemap · SEO · analytics · registration

Categories
Opposites
business model/physical presence

dot combrick-and-mortar

Physically present business

storefront · corner store · shopping mall · shop · mail-order

era/economic period

dot comdot-com bust

Internet stock market collapse

Web 2.0

domain type/internet sector

dot comdot org

Nonprofit domain suffix

dot gov · dot edu · nonprofit · government site · public sector

Family

dot, domain, com, coms, dot-com, dot-com bubble

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G